Bowles told reporters in his postgame news conference his decision that Bryce
Petty Will Start Jets' Final 4 Games. Bowles said it’s time to see if Petty
grows any because it’s the last quarter of the season. As for Petty, he also
paid high attention to these final 4 games. He expressed it’s a great
opportunity for him and he must do his best to fight for his team because
they’re big games for them. In two quarters of action, Petty completed 11 of 25
for 135 yards with the vertical score and he was intercepted twice. Petty said
confidently that he wanted a long career, he wanted to be here and this is where
that starts. Petty’s teammate Fitzpatrick, a 12-year veteran who set the
franchise record with 31 TDs last season also said that he must try his best to
help Petty. Petty was grateful for his every teammate, he expressed that in
playing quarterback, especially the group, he can’t do it on his own. In Petty’s
mind, everything is big in these next four games.